Back bathroom drywall

Last post, I was just starting to get the drywall hung in the back bathroom. This week I was able to finish up hanging the rest of the drywall in the bathroom. Once the drywall was up, I started taping and mudding the walls. Since we added the pocket door in the bedroom, I also taped and mudded the new drywall around the pocket door. Lastly, there were a few areas that needed drywall repairs throughout the bedroom so I mudded those as well.

Slinging some mud

The good thing with only having a few hours in the evening to work is that when doing drywall work, it forces you to let the mud dry. I set up a fan in the bathroom to move the air around to help the mud dry out. It worked. Every evening I’d knock back any high spots then put on another wider coat of mud. Each coat gets a little wider to help feather out the tape joints. This helps them hide better.

Sanding then primer

After the third coat of mud had set up, I got out the vacuum attached sander and went to town. I got everything sanded back flat with only a handful of touch ups. I touched up the mud as necessary and let it set up. The next morning I gave it a light sand and then turned it over to Oceana. She got the bathroom primed, the new drywall in the bedroom primed, and the entire bedroom painted with one coat of paint. The room is starting to look nice (again).

Shower build out

With the primer complete in the bathroom, I started on the shower build. The first step was to get plywood installed on the walls. This was easy enough. Next was the floor. I laid out the shower floor in my software and then set the plywood up on the CNC to be cut. Using the CNC, I cut out the drain hole and then sloped the rest of the floor area of the plywood towards the drain. When the CNC finished, I got the floor glued and screwed in place.

Fiberglassing the shower

The next step of the shower build is to fiberglass the seams and the shower pan. That means I use fiberglass cloth and wet it out with epoxy. The fiberglass absorbs the epoxy and becomes rigid and waterproof. By doing this, I waterproof the seams and floor of the shower. After laying up the glass, I let it set up overnight and then coat it with another layer of epoxy the next morning. That evening, I coated it with a third layer of epoxy. Now I’ll let it set up for a day or two and give it a light sand. I’ll paint the shower floor white, which will be just for looks and will only be seen when the corian floor is removed. At this point the shower is waterproof and technically could be used as is.

Corian is coming soon!

Next up, I’ll be installing corian on the floor and walls of the shower. When the corian is done, then I can tile the floor. This bathroom is really coming together. Once the bathroom is complete, I’ll sand and refinish the wood floors in the bedroom and then this area will be done. Then it’s onto the living areas! That’s all for this week. As always, thanks for following along!